Fix playInBackground props in ExoPlayer

README.md

@@ -269,6 +269,16 @@ Toggles a fullscreen player. Access using a ref to the component.
 
 - [Lumpen Radio](https://github.com/jhabdas/lumpen-radio) contains another example integration using local files and full screen background video.
 
+## Use ExoPlayer on Android
+
+To use ExoPlayer instead of the default player, you have to change android to android-exoplayer in settings.gradle
+
+**android/settings.gradle**
+
+```gradle
+project(':react-native-video').projectDir = new File(rootProject.projectDir, '../node_modules/react-native-video/android-exoplayer')
+```
+
 ## TODOS
 
 - [ ] Add support for captions

android-exoplayer/README.md

@@ -42,6 +42,5 @@ https://github.com/google/ExoPlayer
 
 ## Unimplemented props
 
-- `playInBackground={true}`
-- `rate={1.0}`
 - Expansion file - `source={{ mainVer: 1, patchVer: 0 }}`
+

android-exoplayer/src/main/java/com/brentvatne/exoplayer/ReactExoplayerView.java

@@ -174,9 +174,6 @@ protected void onDetachedFromWindow() {
 
     @Override
     public void onHostResume() {
-        if (playInBackground) {
-            return;
-        }
         setPlayWhenReady(!isPaused);
     }
 
@@ -209,12 +206,14 @@ private void initializePlayer() {
             player.setMetadataOutput(this);
             exoPlayerView.setPlayer(player);
             audioBecomingNoisyReceiver.setListener(this);
-            setPlayWhenReady(!isPaused);
             playerNeedsSource = true;
 
             PlaybackParameters params = new PlaybackParameters(rate, 1f);
             player.setPlaybackParameters(params);
         }
+
+        setPlayWhenReady(!isPaused);
+
         if (playerNeedsSource && srcUri != null) {
             MediaSource mediaSource = buildMediaSource(srcUri, extension);
             mediaSource = repeat ? new LoopingMediaSource(mediaSource) : mediaSource;